The art and architecture of China / Laurence Sickman and Alexander Soper.
By: Sickman, L. C. S. (Laurence C. S.)
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Contributor(s): Soper, Alexander Coburn.
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BookSeries: Pelican history of art.Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 1971Edition: 3rd.Description: 527 p : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0300053347.Subject(s): Art -- China | Architecture -- China -- HistoryDDC classification: 709.51 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.51 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00053086 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With almost 4000 years of artistic evolution - from the Shang Dynasty to the end of the Ch'ing in this century - the Chinese boast a longer span of cultural history than any other race. The abiding influence of tradition is stressed by both authors. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism, among other religious and philosophical ideals, are constantly re-appearing and the importance of Buddhism in Chinese architecture is evidenced in the text and illustrations. But side by side with the world of the mind, conditions of material prosperity are also revealed as potent forces in art.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Painting and sculpture / by L. Sickman -- Architecture / by A. Soper